You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Dr. Pelafigue from New Orleans, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Dr. Pelafigue is requesting

Guided Reading with No Library! Part 4

My students need a leveled library to support our school's mission of creating independent readers.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Pelafigue's classroom raised $572

This project is fully funded

My Students

Everything I needed to learn, I learned in Kindergarten. I never understood how true that really is until recently, when I started teaching Kindergarten! Kindergarten is the learning foundation, the building block for all learning. ABC's & 123's start the learning.

I teach kindergarten at a school where children are haunted every day by the terrors of their past, be it Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or the crime and turmoil they see and hear everyday.

Our students are fighters. They work hard to achieve goals that others may think are too much for them, and they strive to do the right things in life and to be the change our society needs. Almost all of our students receive free lunch due to poverty. The children in kindergarten this year were born just before or after Hurricane Katrina. They are fresh, eager minds. All they've seen in their short lives so far is turmoil and devastation; it's my job to make them accomplished learners! As an added challenge, due to the size of our school building, my kindergarten class shares the same classroom space with another kindergarten class.

My Project

In kindergarten, reading is the most emphasized skill in our daily activities. This school year, my children have been challenged by not having an adequate school library. In the classroom, we've created a makeshift library from donated, out of print and used books in order to give students a library experience. A leveled library in our classroom would provide my students with "just-right" books for their reading level. It would entice them to read more often and most importantly, read for enjoyment! This project, 4 of 4, will complete our leveled library providing my students with even more leveled books to enhance their reading experiences.

Reading truly is fundamental.

By funding this and its accompanying projects, you will put books and literature into the hands of students in need. Without reading, knowledge may be lost, or never obtained. Help me teach my students to read, to read well and to read for life!

Dr. Pelafigue Pierre A Capdau Charter Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New Orleans, LA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

30 students impacted 6donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Dr. Pelafigue is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT917 - Level G Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $28.00 1 $28.00
TT167 - Level G Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $36.95 1 $36.95
TT916 - Level F Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $29.00 1 $29.00
TT166 - Level F Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $37.95 1 $37.95
TT915 - Level E Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $25.00 1 $25.00
TT165 - Level E Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $33.95 1 $33.95
TT974 - Level D Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $24.00 1 $24.00
TT164 - Level D Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 1 $32.95
TT973 - Level C Extra Book Set - K-Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $20.00 1 $20.00
TT163 - Level C Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $28.95 1 $28.95
TT972 - Level B Extra Book Set - K-Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $26.00 1 $26.00
TT162 - Level B Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
TT911 - Level A Extra Book Set - K - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $21.00 1 $21.00
TT161 - Level A Book Bin - K - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

Materials cost

$408.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$485.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.68

Total project goal

$571.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $571.22

4 Donors

-$272.91

Donations toward project cost

-$242.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.14

match offer

-$285.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$242.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.70

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Dr. Pelafigue and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"LA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"their","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/guided-reading-with-no-library-part-4/527914/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":30,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Dr. Pelafigue","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"557221483","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"New Orleans","teachersOnPage":[330831],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":527914,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":17106,"schoolName":"Pierre A Capdau Charter Elementary School","authorIds":{"330831":{"owner":"Dr. Pelafigue","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[527914],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp330831_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516151615441","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":45905,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjIxMzI2","ODQyOTY1","Nzk0Njcw","NjA4NDc1","ODI2MTE4"],"teacherId":330831,"schoolCounty":"Orleans","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"LA","name":"Louisiana"}}